Peggy Ahwesh
Peggy Ahwesh (b. 1954 in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania) is an American experimental filmmaker and video artist. A bricoleur who has created both narrative works and documentaries, some projects are scripted and others incorporate improvised performance. She makes use of sync sound, found footage, digital animation, and Pixelvision video. Her work is primarily an investigation of cultural identity and the role of the subject in various genres. Her interests include genre; women, sexuality and feminism; reenactment; and artists' books. Her works have been shown worldwide, including in San Francisco, New York, Barcelona, London, Toronto, Rotterdam, and Créteil, France. Starting in 1990, she has taught at Bard College as a Professor of Film and Electronic Arts. Her teaching interests include: experimental media, history of the non-fiction film, and women in film.
| Known For | Directing |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 0.0482 |
| Birthday | 1954-01-01 |
| Place of Birth | Canonsburg, PA |
| Also Known As |
1993
The Scary Movie
6.6/4
Martina and Sonja, cross-dress in vampire capes and werewolf claws, re-enacting familiar horror tropes. A corresponding soundtrack of stock screams an...
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The Scary Movie
2007
365 Day Project
10/1
This exhibition focuses on Jonas Mekas’ 365 Day Project, a succession of films and videos in calendar form. Every day as of January 1st, 2007 and for...
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365 Day Project
2015
The Making of a Superhero Musical
0/0
A mockumentary following the troubled production of Clockmen: The Musical, focusing on a cosplayer-turned-actress who reacts to the stress of the prod...
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The Making of a Superhero Musical
1991
Age 12: Love with a Little L
8/1
This film is depicts early lesbian sexuality, using reenacted scenes from the experience of a 12-year old girl as the platform for a meditation on for...
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Age 12: Love with a Little L
1989
Fill Thy Crack with Whiteness
8/1
A music-filled tour of Christmas good cheer overtakes this gastronomically oriented excursion through the winter season of discontent and yuletime yea...
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Fill Thy Crack with Whiteness
1987
Rainy Season
9/1
Thanksgiving in California is the setting in which the viewer experiences "the depression inherent to festive occasions. There were many things bother...
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Rainy Season
2008
Deliver
0/0
Like a generation of viewers, I was profoundly affected by Deliverance. But I have always been troubled by the hegemonic structures of gender propose...
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